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Broadford Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lois Nicholls

location_onRomford, RM3 8JS

language Visit Website phone 1708342880

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

692

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Broadford Primary School is a Community school primary school in Romford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Broadford Primary School is a community school in Romford, Havering, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 670 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 49 primaries in Havering and #11,717 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 64%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing59% LA 73%

Maths63% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 0.1

-1.2

Write

LA 0.5

-2.5 to 0.1

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 71%England 65%

Reading63% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 84% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.2

-3.4 to -0.7

-2.6

Write

LA 0.4

-3.8 to -1.4

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.3 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%

Reading0% LA 74%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths0% LA 78%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA 0.5

2.5 to 5.5

Maths

LA 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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10 October 2018

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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13 March 2012

Inspection Report

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16 November 2011

Inspection Report

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15 June 2011

Inspection Report

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15 February 2011

Inspection Report

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11 October 2010

Inspection Report

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25 June 2009

Inspection Report

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19 June 2008

Inspection Report

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22 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-10-10

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-05

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.1%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.1%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 670 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.1%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	670	1	0.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	662	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	704	5	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	683	9	1.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	680	8	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	703	3	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	692	2	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	689	5	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	668	3	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	666	4	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	653	6	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	632	5	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	621	4	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	604	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	595	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	595	6	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	591	4	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	581	2	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	575	7	1.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	565	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	554	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	549	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	553	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	538	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	538	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	539	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 60 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils